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• catalog abstract ""Yaksas is the sixth in the series of the Collected Works of A.K. Coomaraswamy in the IGNCA's publication programme. Yaksas was originally published by the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in two parts (1928 and 1931). Subsequently, Ananda Coomaraswamy rethought his topic and collected a great deal of iconographic and literary material that permitted him to reconstitute a pre-Vedic cosmology with which the Yaksas, a whole series of pre-and non-Vedic divinities, were intimately associated." "In part 1, Coomaraswamy examined the origin of Yaksas in the context of Vedic, Brahmanical and Upanisadic literature, as also theories held by writers such as Fergusson and Dr. Vogel. He attempted to bring together, from literary and archaeological sources, material sufficient to present a clear picture of an even more important phase of non- and pre-Aryan preoccupation with the concept of the Yaksas and Yaksis. Coomaraswamy's thorough revisions of the early chapters of part 1 are incorporated in this edition." "Coomaraswamy dealt with the interpretative levels of the artistic motif in part 2. He delved deeper to unfold the water cosmology underlying what may appear on surface as either a minor deity or tutelary God, or only an ornamental motif. He revealed that the Yaksas do not as much control the waters as mere waters but are the essence in the waters which is one with the serpent, tree or amrita or elixir of the Devas." "Coomaraswamy did not restrict himself to the Indian literature on water cosmology but drew attention to many ancient cultures, e.g. those of Egypt and Iran. Through the examination of sources of water cosmology and the motifs of the Yaksas, he examined that other motif of Indian art, namely, the Mithuna. He showed the connection between water cosmology, Yaksas, and the idea of the productive pair Mithuna to not only Varuna but also to the other motifs known to both Indian and European traditions, such as the motif of the Holy Grail and the Tree of Life. The previously unpublished part 3 completes Coomaraswamy's treatment of the Yaksas theme." "The publication of this seminal critical text, with the addition of new materials previously unpublished and obtained from manuscript sources housed in the Princeton University Library, will facilitate further research and interpretation."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b7448547.
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• catalog contributor b7448549.
• catalog created "1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
• catalog description ""Yaksas is the sixth in the series of the Collected Works of A.K. Coomaraswamy in the IGNCA's publication programme. Yaksas was originally published by the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in two parts (1928 and 1931). Subsequently, Ananda Coomaraswamy rethought his topic and collected a great deal of iconographic and literary material that permitted him to reconstitute a pre-Vedic cosmology with which the Yaksas, a whole series of pre-and non-Vedic divinities, were intimately associated." "In part 1, Coomaraswamy examined the origin of Yaksas in the context of Vedic, Brahmanical and Upanisadic literature, as also theories held by writers such as Fergusson and Dr. Vogel. He attempted to bring together, from literary and archaeological sources, material sufficient to present a clear picture of an even more important phase of non- and pre-Aryan preoccupation with the concept of the Yaksas and Yaksis. ".
• catalog description "Coomaraswamy's thorough revisions of the early chapters of part 1 are incorporated in this edition." "Coomaraswamy dealt with the interpretative levels of the artistic motif in part 2. He delved deeper to unfold the water cosmology underlying what may appear on surface as either a minor deity or tutelary God, or only an ornamental motif. He revealed that the Yaksas do not as much control the waters as mere waters but are the essence in the waters which is one with the serpent, tree or amrita or elixir of the Devas." "Coomaraswamy did not restrict himself to the Indian literature on water cosmology but drew attention to many ancient cultures, e.g. those of Egypt and Iran. Through the examination of sources of water cosmology and the motifs of the Yaksas, he examined that other motif of Indian art, namely, the Mithuna. ".
• catalog description "Foreword / Kapila Vatsyayan -- pt. I. Yaksas -- 1. The Yaksa of the Vedas and Upanisads -- 2. Mara-Kamadeva, and the Buddha -- 3. Kubera Vaisravana and Others -- 4. Naigamesa, Ganesa, Hayagriva, Assamukhi, and Kuvanna -- 5. Yaksas as Tutelary Deities, Patron Saints, and Guardian Angels -- 6. Yaksattva as a Station in the Cycle of Birth and Rebirth -- 7. Shrines and Temples: Caitya, Ayatana -- 8. Worship (Puja, Bali-Karana, Vandana) in Yaksa Shrines -- 9. Woman and Tree -- 10. Yaksa Sources in Buddhist Iconography -- pt. II. The Water Cosmology -- 11. The Source of Life in the Waters -- 12. The Water Cosmology in the Literature -- 13. Varuna -- 14. The Grail Motif -- 15. The Makara -- 16. The Lotus -- 17. The Vase of Plenty, or Full Vessel -- 18. Bowls on Figure Pedestals -- 19. River Goddesses and Nymphs -- pt. III. What Are the Waters? -- 20. The Cult of Life: What Are the Waters?".
• catalog description "He showed the connection between water cosmology, Yaksas, and the idea of the productive pair Mithuna to not only Varuna but also to the other motifs known to both Indian and European traditions, such as the motif of the Holy Grail and the Tree of Life. The previously unpublished part 3 completes Coomaraswamy's treatment of the Yaksas theme." "The publication of this seminal critical text, with the addition of new materials previously unpublished and obtained from manuscript sources housed in the Princeton University Library, will facilitate further research and interpretation."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-231) and index.".
• catalog extent "xvii, 339 p., [73] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Yakṣas.".
• catalog identifier "0195633857 :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Yakṣas.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New Delhi : Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ; Delhi : New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog relation "Yakṣas.".
• catalog spatial "India.".
• catalog subject "294.5/211 20".
• catalog subject "BL1225.Y27 C66 1993".
• catalog subject "Cosmology.".
• catalog subject "Metaphysics.".
• catalog subject "Mythology, Indic.".
• catalog subject "Sculpture India.".
• catalog subject "Yakshas.".
• catalog subject "Yakṣas (Buddhist deities)".
• catalog subject "Yakṣas (Hindu deities)".
• catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / Kapila Vatsyayan -- pt. I. Yaksas -- 1. The Yaksa of the Vedas and Upanisads -- 2. Mara-Kamadeva, and the Buddha -- 3. Kubera Vaisravana and Others -- 4. Naigamesa, Ganesa, Hayagriva, Assamukhi, and Kuvanna -- 5. Yaksas as Tutelary Deities, Patron Saints, and Guardian Angels -- 6. Yaksattva as a Station in the Cycle of Birth and Rebirth -- 7. Shrines and Temples: Caitya, Ayatana -- 8. Worship (Puja, Bali-Karana, Vandana) in Yaksa Shrines -- 9. Woman and Tree -- 10. Yaksa Sources in Buddhist Iconography -- pt. II. The Water Cosmology -- 11. The Source of Life in the Waters -- 12. The Water Cosmology in the Literature -- 13. Varuna -- 14. The Grail Motif -- 15. The Makara -- 16. The Lotus -- 17. The Vase of Plenty, or Full Vessel -- 18. Bowls on Figure Pedestals -- 19. River Goddesses and Nymphs -- pt. III. What Are the Waters? -- 20. The Cult of Life: What Are the Waters?".
• catalog title "Yakṣas : essays in the water cosmology / Ananda K. Coomaraswamy ; edited by Paul Schroeder ; foreword by Kapila Vatsyayan.".
• catalog type "text".